Summary:
KIPP Jacksonville K-12 is an alternative public charter school serving grades K-10 in Jacksonville, Florida, with a student population of 1,101. The school is located in the Duval school district, which is ranked 54th out of 68 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
KIPP Jacksonville K-12 has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (90.83%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 3.44% to 86.49% African American. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, with 53.7% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, much higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 12.3% to 76.6%. Academically, KIPP Jacksonville K-12 consistently underperforms the Duval district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46% in Duval and 53% statewide.
The data suggests that KIPP Jacksonville K-12 is struggling to meet the academic needs of its predominantly African American, low-income student population. The school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (79.75%), significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 0.39% to 86.24%. Additionally, KIPP Jacksonville K-12 had a relatively low spending per student of $6,599 in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the surrounding schools, which ranged from $7,958 to $48,243 per student. The school's performance is also significantly worse than the nearby Jacksonville Classical Academy and Cornerstone Classical Academy, suggesting that the charter school model alone does not guarantee better outcomes for students.
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Detail:
Public, Charter, Alternative K-11
District:
Duval
SchoolDigger Rank:
2234th of 2,256 Florida Alternative Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,599
Student/teacher ratio: 22.9
Number of students: 1,101
Racial breakdown:
African American:
90.8%
Hispanic:
3.1%
White:
2.8%
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Two or more races:
2.5%
Asian:
0.4%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.7%
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